Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset, BA1
- PROPERTY TYPE
Apartment
- BEDROOMS
1
- BATHROOMS
1
- SIZE
857-1,033 sq ft
80-96 sq m
Key features
- Stunning second floor apartment
- South westerly views across Royal Victoria Park
- Single Garage
- Large living room with fireplace
- Share of freehold - 125 year lease from 2022
- £100 per month management charge
- Council tax band E
- Grade I Listed.
Description
– Bath Spa Station 1 mile (London Paddington from 90 minutes)
– M4 (J18) 10 miles
– Bristol International Airport 20 miles
DESCRIPTION
A light, spacious and quiet second floor apartment within The Royal Crescent. Beautiful, elevated views of The Crescent, Royal Victoria Park and the Mendip hills in the distance. It has spacious accommodation, perfect orientation with light from morning at the rear to sunset in the drawing room. The main reception room having three large sash windows with their original wooden shutters, wrought iron balconettes and fireplace. The kitchen opens into the dining area off the drawing room. Access off the entrance hall with storage room leads to the large double bedroom with built-in cupboards, 2 sash windows with period shutters looking over small garden and garage in Upper Church Street to rear and the bathroom with single sash window. Of significant note is the benefit of a secure single garage that sits at the rear of the building and the access for the Crescent owners to the private upper lawn with Ha-ha owned by the Royal Crescent Company.
Recent works to the building include the frontage being repainted in 2021 and the roof was renovated 2013. The apartment has 20% shares in the management company.
SITUATION
The Royal Crescent enjoys renown as the centrepiece of Bath’s architectural heritage. Occupying a prime situation on Bath’s lower northern slopes, it enjoys commanding views across the city to the south and neighbouring crescents and terraces to the north.
The Royal Crescent is a Grade I Listed semi elliptical crescent that was built by John Wood The Younger in 1767-75 and is one of the greatest examples of Georgian architecture to be found in the United Kingdom. It faces south, overlooking the crescent lawn, down across Royal Victoria Park. It has a renowned architectural appeal and an illustrious history of famous residents over the years. Bath is a World Heritage site, famous for its Roman heritage and Georgian architecture. Bath offers a wealth of shopping, entertainment, leisure and cultural facilities as well as a mainline rail link to London Paddington (journey time approx 90 minutes) and Bristol Temple Meads (journey time approx 15 minutes). Junction 18 of the M4 motorway is approximately 10 miles to the north. There are excellent schools in both the private and state sectors, a short distance away - namely King Edwards Primary School, and the Royal High School and Kingswood on Lansdown.
Tenure: Long leasehold 947 years remaining. Share of freehold. £2400 per annum service charge
Services: Mains Water and electricity. Electric heating.
Council Tax Band E
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ParticularsTenure: Share of Freehold When the freehold ownership is shared between other properties in the same building. Read more about tenure type in our glossary page.
GROUND RENTA regular payment made by the leaseholder to the freeholder, or management company.Read more about ground rent in our glossary page.
£0 per year
ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGEA regular payment for things like building insurance, lighting, cleaning and maintenance for shared areas of an estate. They're often paid once a year, or annually.Read more about annual service charge in our glossary page.
£0
LENGTH OF LEASEHow long you've bought the leasehold, or right to live in a property for.Read more about length of lease in our glossary page.
947 years left
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Council TaxA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council tax in our glossary page.
Band: E
Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset, BA1
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Bath Spa Station0.8 miles
- Oldfield Park Station0.8 miles
- Freshford Station4.2 miles
About the agent
Carter Jonas, Bath
5-6 Wood Street Bath BA1 2JQ
Carter Jonas LLP is a leading UK property consultancy. It is renowned for the quality of its service and expertise of its people. With a network of 35 offices across England and Wales, it employs more than 550 partners and staff, with 25 equity partners. It helps its clients sell, let, manage and add value to their properties, whether they be residential homes, farms and estates, development land, offices, industrial or retail buildings.
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